About Community Action Project of Tulsa County
CAP Tulsa is an anti-poverty community action agency and national leader in early childhood education dedicated to breaking the cycle of poverty in Tulsa, Oklahoma by providing high-quality early learning, family supports, and comprehensive Head Start & Early Head Start services for income-eligible families.
Focus Areas
Early childhood educationHead StartEarly Head StartFamily support servicesESL and parent educationFamily engagement
Who They Fund
families with young children / early childhood-age childrenresidents of distressed or low-income neighborhoodshouseholds experiencing housing instability or risk of evictionhouseholds impacted by COVID-19
Funding Style
About Community Action Project of Tulsa County
Community Action Project of Tulsa County Inc centers its grantmaking on early childhood programs, and its largest recent awards show a long-running pattern of multi-year support for the same Tulsa providers. Tulsa Educare Inc received $10,095,664 in 2025 after $8,457,989 in 2024 and $7,769,621 in 2023, while Union Public Schools received $2,683,806 in 2025 following prior awards of $2,389,482 and $2,225,883. The foundation also backs family-support infrastructure tied to early learning, including Sunbeam Family Services Inc in Oklahoma City, which received $1,431,924 in 2025 after receiving $1,337,847 in 2024 and $1,006,365 in 2023. Beyond those larger recurring awards, the grant list includes support for housing stabilization and emergency assistance, indicating that the funder pairs early childhood investment with services that affect family stability. The pattern is place-based and operational rather than broad or speculative: grants are concentrated in Tulsa County and nearby Oklahoma communities, and the recipients are mostly service providers, schools, and community organizations delivering direct programs.
What Community Action Project of Tulsa County Funds
Early childhood education is the dominant theme in the recent grants. Tulsa Educare Inc and Union Public Schools each appear across 2023, 2024, and 2025 with program support for early childhood services, showing sustained financing rather than one-off awards. Family-service organizations are also part of the portfolio: Sunbeam Family Services Inc in Oklahoma City received program funding in each of those three years, and The Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Tulsa was supported annually as well. Neighborhood stabilization appears in smaller but distinct grants, including Tulsa Habitat for Humanity for neighborhood stabilization programs and Growing Together Inc for the same purpose. Housing assistance also shows up through Housing Solutions in Tulsa. Together, these awards point to a funder that links child development with the stability of families and neighborhoods.
How Community Action Project of Tulsa County Gives
The typical grant size sits at a p25 of $98,390, a median of $188,362, and a p75 of $455,936. The recent record shows repeated awards to the same recipients across multiple years, especially in early childhood programming, which suggests ongoing operating support or program-specific renewals rather than isolated project grants. The foundation is classified as a regular funder and funds organizations, not individuals. Program-related investments are not part of the profile. Giving is local, with all recent grants landing in Oklahoma.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$15.3M
Total Assets
$70.9M
Total Revenue
$68.9M
Total Expenses
$72.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $98K and $456K, with a median of $188K.
25th Percentile
$98K
Median
$188K
75th Percentile
$456K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
KAREN TILKIN
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